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Page Contents:
-Multi-Food Electric Food Grinder
-Norpro Meat Grinder & Mincer
-Bench Mount Meat Grinders
-Table Mount Meat Grinders
-Sausage Funnels
-Porkert Mincer Specs
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Meat Grinders
With your own grinder, you control the ingredients. You control your
intake of fats, salts and other additives, for a healthier diet. Chunky
sandwich spreads, savory appetizers, hearty soups, relishes, homemade
sausage, other meat dishes, even cakes are so easy to make.
And you can make sausages out of any food. Most butcher shops carry
casings, which you should buy fresh, just before you plan to grind.
Electric home meat grinders and small manual grinders are intended for
processing relatively small quantities. Meat needs to be cut into relatively
small chunks, and gristle should be removed or it will likely clog. With
most electric models, you must remove the knife and plate to clear clogs;
with others you can turn the worm in reverse.
Learn about meat grinders below:
- Grinding
- Sausage Making
- Cleaning
Grinding
Fine Disc. Use it for finely ground texture, such as for spreads,
patès, baby food, hamburger, and for grinding beef for soups and relishes.
Coarse Disc. Use it for coarsely ground texture, such as for
coarsely ground beef for chili, nuts and vegetables.
Place the knife blade (x-shaped) on the feed screw with the
cutting edges toward the outside. Place the selected cutter disk on the
shaft, making sure that the notch is placed properly. Then screw on the ring
collar and you're ready to grind.
Raw meat and fish will have a minimum loss of juices if thoroughly
chilled before grinding. When grinding larger quantities, fats from meats
can build up inside the cutter housing, decreasing the grinder's efficiency.
If this occurs, simply disassemble, wash parts in hot, sudsy water, and
reassemble. After grinding meat, you can clean the feed screw by grinding
one slice of bread.
Free food of bone, tough tendons, nut shells, etc., before
grinding.
Nuts may bind the cutter knife if the fine cutter is used. Use the
coarse cutter instead, and feed nuts into it slowly. Whenever possible,
alternate with other ingredients, such as dried fruit.
Bread crumbs are made best using dry or toasted bread. Make sure
all parts are free of moisture before starting.
Refrigerate ground meats immediately, and cook within 24 hours for
better food safety.
Handle meat lightly to avoid packing. Good quality beef needs only
light shaping. You can season meat while grinding (sprinkle onto meat
chunks), after grinding (work into the mixture), or while cooking.
Beef patties should not be flattened in the pan, as this forces
desirable juices out of the meat.
When cooking extra-lean meat, a little fat or liquid (such as
suet, eggs or evaporated milk) will increase the meat flavor and juiciness,
and make it more tender. Proportions: 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons of evaporated
milk or ground suet for each pound of ground meat.
Making Sausages
For sausages, you will need casings (either natural or synthetic,
generally in 2-3 foot lengths). If purchased dry, casings should be soaked
briefly in a mixture of 2 cups water to 1 tablespoon vinegar. Meats must be
ground and seasoned before making sausage links.
Assemble grinder with the the selected disk, attach sausage
stuffer, and screw on ring collar.
To stuff casings, gather all of casing over funnel, except the
last four inches. Place seasoned meat into grinder. Stuff casing loosely, as
some casings will expand during cooking. As casing begins to fill, tie
securely at end with a string. Distribute meat through casing and twist into
links as it fills to obtain the desired size and shape.
After stuffing, grind some fat to avoid leaving meat in the
funnel.
Pork butt is a good selection because of its ideal proportions of
fat and lean.
Salt may affect flavor of sausage stored for long periods in
freezer. If salt is added, plan to use sausage within a short time. Without
salt, it may be stored for as long as 6 months in your freezer.
Prick casing with a pin to allow air to escape while stuffing.
Fresh pork sausages (not pre-cooked or smoked) should be stored
under refrigeration in an airtight container for a maximum of 2 days. It
should always be thoroughly cooked before serving. To freeze sausage, wrap
carefully in moisture- and vapor-proof paper and use within 2-3 months.
Cleaning
First of all, remember that electric housings don't do well if immersed
in water, so they should be cleaned with only a damp cloth.
All non-electric parts should be cleaned in hot, sudsy water. Rinse and
dry them thoroughly.
Iron and steel parts should be dried thoroughly immediately after
cleaning. Coat them with cooking oil after drying, to keep them lubricated
and rust-free. If rust does appear, scour it off and oil the part.
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